Wednesday, February 22, 2017
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In the face of outbreaks of flu
strep throat, Avera doctors
urge people to take precautions
We're facing a tough
winter for flu and other
illness bugs. Health care
professionals are remind-
ing us all to fight back with
prevention.
The current flu season is
indeed bleak; the Centers
for Disease Control and
Prevention recently re-
ported that the threshold
that indicates epidemic
was reached earlier in
January. More than 4,300
lab-confirmed cases of
flu hospitalization have
been report-
ed nation-
ally this year,
compared to
about 2,600
last year.
Minnesota
doctors are seeing the
flu, but also many cases
of strop throat, norovirus
and common colds. The
flu hits the young, the ill
and the elderly the hard-
est, and so far this season,
at least eight pediatric flu
deaths have been con-
firmed across the United
States.
Avera Medical Group
physicians are reminding
every patient to be diligent
and to remember how
these illnesses spread.
"This time of year, it
seems like everyone is sick.
We've seen many cases of
strep throat, influenza, no-
rovirus and the common
cold, and all spread eas-
ily because everyone is in-
doors, close to each other;'
said Dr. Daniel Florey, Ave-
ra Medical Group Family
Medicine Tyler. "Most of
these illnesses are spread
by droplets, moving invis-
ibly from one person to
another. Since most viral
illnesses are contagious
for up to 24 hours before
symptoms even start, peo-
ple who don't even know
they are sick can spread it
widely."
"There are ways to keep
healthy. I advise all of my
patients that are eligible
to get flu shots in October,
because even when it isn't
a perfect match against the
flu, people who get it have
shorter illnesses and less
likelihood of severe illness
"We've seen many cases of strep throat,
influenza, norovirus and the common cold,
and all spread easily because everyone is
indoors, close to each other ." - Dr. Florey
than those who don't;' Dr.
Florey said. "For vulner-
able patients, who might
have immune deficiencies
like cancer, diabetes, or
others, the elderly, young
children, or people with
lung problems such as
asthma or COPD, the flu
can be very serious. Re-
member, even healthy
people can die of influ-
enza, but immunization is
especially important for
these groups of patients."
Dr. Timothy Mok, Avera
Medical Group Family
Medicine Marshall, states,
"Influenza has been on the
rise. There are antiviral ap-
proaches that can be used
for patients diagnosed
with influenza A or B and
at risk of complications.
One example is Tamiflu,
which is an antiviral medi-
cation prescribed within
the first 48 hours of onset
of symptoms"
Dr. Mok said every bit
of prevention helps. Influ-
enza is highly contagious,
therefore, frequent hand
washing, disinfecting sur-
faces that may have germs
and avoiding direct con-
tact with those who are
sick - all can help.
"Influenza can be spread
as early as one day prior
to showing symptoms,
and people who test posi-
tive for influenza may be
contagious for a full seven
days after symptoms have
started," he said.
Dr. Mok
and Dr. Flo-
rey agree
that it takes
a communi-
ty-wide ef-
fort to fight
back, especially during a
bad flu season like the one
we're now facing.
"People should stay
away from other people
when they are sick, at
least until symptoms be-
gin to improve;' Dr. Florey
said. "Wear a facemask
and wash your hands fre-
quently to keep from get-
ting other people sick. If
you are healthy, use hand
sanitizer and stay a few
feet away from people
who aren't feeling well.
Strep throat needs antibi-
otics to cure, and in cer-
tain cases there are anti-
vitals that can shorten the
course of influenza, but
there is no magic pill that
will make a cold go away.
It's important to see your
doctor early, especially if
you have a fever of 100.4
degrees or higher, body
aches or both."
Lancers show number one rating
style by beating Lady Knights
By Jim Kopel
Tribute Sports
The Canby Lancers
showed why they are
rated number one in the
north half of the section as
the upcoming tournament
is fast approaching. The
Lancers, on their home
floor, would shoot over 60
percent, 32 of 53 attempts
from the field, in beat-
ing the Lady Knights by a
score of 80-29. The Lady
Knights would only score
eight points in the second
half.
Mya Christensen would
hit a 3-pointer at the nine-
minute mark of the first
half to show a score of 19
to 10 for the home team.
That was as close as the
visiting Knights would get
in this one. Mya would nail
two more 3-pointers in
the second quarter as the
intermission score was
45-21.
The Lancers, somewhat
hot from the field in the
first half, were very hot
in the second half. They
just never missed, espe-
cially from the sight of an
RTR fan. Every loose ball
seemed to end up with a
Lancer. Brooke Thomsen
and Tina Haroldson would
each score four points,
that being the eight points
of the second half.
Mya Christensen, mak-
ing her three 3-pointers
and one free throw, did
manage double digit scor-
Mya Christensen
Rylie Hess
had four rebounds for the
Lady Knights. Courtney Pe-
tersen and lackie Dressen
each had one block in the
game. Free throws showed
the Lancers making 8 of
12. The Knights were 3 of
8. One stat that was very
evident or missing for the
Lady Knights was the steal
stat. The Knights had NO
steals in the game.
The Lady Knights. 5-21
for the regular season, will
open the new season this
coming Saturday. Yes. the
tevideo. Game time will
be about 2:30 p.m. LQPV
has the number two seed,
right behind Canby. Go get
'em Ladies!
The B and C Teams from
RTR had better success in
Canby on Friday. Jayda Jo-
hanson would hit a crucial
basket plus a free throw to
lead the B Team to a 36-31
victory. Brooke Thomsen
got the girls on the prop-
er side of the board with
eight points in the second
half to give the girls a fight-
ing chance. The halftime
score was 15 to 11 for the
Lancers. lohansen led the
Knights in scoring with
nine points while Thoms-
on had the eight. Catherine
Vogt had six points and six
boards.
The C Team used a
strong second half to beat
the young Lancers by a
score of 40-29. layda lo-
hansen would get the
young Knights in the prop-
er mood for the second
half by hitting a 3-point
buzzer beater to end the
first half. That great shot
gave the team the lead
at intermission with the
score being 17-16. Doing
the heavy scoring for the
team were Rylie Hess and
Kylea Baartman as these
two girls scored 12 and
11 points, respectively.
Shawna Thomsen made
sure the proper score
stayed on the proper side
of the scoreboard by scor-
ing four points down the
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By Jim Kopel
Tribute Sports
The RTR Lady Knights
have not beaten the Min-
neota Vikiings in basket-
ball in more than six years.
Last Tuesday the Ladies
traveled to Minneota to
once again try to beat
those Vikings. The results
were the same. The Vi-
kings were quicker, more
aggressive and just more
experienced as they would
jump to a 54-20 halftime
lead on their way to a con-
vincing 79-44 win.
Hallie Lingen tried to
keep the Knights in the
game early with the first
three points of the game
as the score was only 6 to
3 for the home team. How-
ever, soon the score was
17 to 3 before Chloe Hess
finally stopped the bleed-
ing with a basket. Lingen
would hit another basket
before the Vikings started
another little run. Brittney
Thooft added a bucket at
the nine-minute mark to
make the score 32-11.
The Lady Knights were
more competitive in the
second half. The Vikings
only outscored the Lady
Knights 25 to 24 during
this period of the game.
Tina Haroldson did most
of her work the second
half with 10 points and six
rebounds. Lingen added
seven more points while
Alexis Nelson would chip
in with five points.
Coach Fredrickson had
these comments about
the game. "We definitely
had more fun playing the
game in the second half.
Hopefully in the future,
it doesn't take us getting
down 30 points for us to
start playing a little bet-
Hallie Lingen
Maddi Muenchow
ter."
Hallie Lingen led the
Lady Knights in the scor-
ing department with 12
points. Lingen also had
three steals while Harold-
son led the rebounding
with nine boards. Lingen,
Courtney Petersen and
lonni Biren each helped
the rebounding with four
boards. Haroldson also
had four assists.
The rebounding favored
the Vikings, 39-35. Free
throw shooting favored
the Vikings as they would
connect on 12 of 21 tries.
The Knights were only 7 of
23. The Knights committed
27 turnovers while the Vi-
kings were giving the ball
back only16 times.
The Lady Knights also
played the Lakeview Lak-
ers on the previous Friday.
Down by only three points
at the break, 29-26, the
Knights saw the Lakers
outscore them in the sec-
ond half to win by a score
of 57-43. Tina Haroldson
and Mya Christensen led
the scoring in this one as
they would score 11 and
10 points, respectively.
The Ladies went to the
free throw line 37 times,
making 15 of them. The
Lakers were 11 of 20 from
the line.
The B Team suffered
losses in both of the
games. The Lakers won
the game 43-39 after the
young Knights owned a
20-19 lead at the break.
Ashley Owen and Rylie
Hess led the scoring with
nine points each. Cath-
erine Vogt and Maddi
Muenchow added seven
and six points. The team
only made 3 of 10 from the
foul line.
The Viking B Team really
blitzed the Knight squad.
The final score was 54-32.
Maddi Muenchow led the
Knights in scoring with 10
points. Ashley Owen and
Rylie Hess each scored six
points.
The C Squad also suf-
fered losses in both games.
Lakeview won the game
34-24. Rylie Hess had 10
points while Kylea Baart-
man added six points.
Minneota won the C game
on a last-second basket.
The final score was 19-18.
Rylie Hess had eight points
and also eight rebounds.
Shawna Thomsen and Ash-
ley Owen each added five
points. The young team
missed some easy baskets
from close to the basket in
this one.
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ing with 10 points. Brooke
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Rebounds favored the
Lancers 33 to 17. Harold-
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post-season could mean
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